Chodskww/ / Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner

HSE Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Service

As a specialist service, we in Linn Dara CAMHS are committed to continually innovate and strive to make a difference for those accessing our services. We aim to serve the people attending our services with safe and compassionate care. We strive to deliver this from our ongoing internal work, assessing our local healthcare needs, seeking feedback and responding to the changing demands of the community whom we serve.

Our mission within the nursing team is to make a difference for those attending our services, with them. This means that everything we do and through every service we provide, we want to make a positive difference in people’s lives. For those we care for, those we work with and those who work with us. Everyone is part of the team.

Our core strategy into 2025 and beyond is to be the employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued.

Linn Dara CAMHS actively encourage and support continual professional development as well as extensive access to rewarding career pathways. Nurses joining Linn Dara CAMHS are fully supported and mentored.

Linn Dara CAMHS provides specialist mental health services to those aged 17 and under who have a moderate, severe or complex mental illness that requires the input of a multi-disciplinary team. We have a wide range of nursing grades, including many Clinical Nurse Specialists in CAMHS, CBT, and Family Therapy. We have several Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Our nursing management grades span all services and areas.

Current services are delivered via community CAMHS teams, Specialist Teams, Pathways or in our Inpatient unit (Approved Centre).

Our Core Community CAMHS teams are as follows;

Clondalkin CAMHS (Ronanstown, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Saggart)

Ballyfermot CAMHS (Ballyfermot, Kilmainham, Dolphins Barn, Palmerstown)

Lucan CAMHS (Lucan, Adamstown, Ballyowen)

North Kildare CAMHS (Celbridge, Leixlip, Maynooth)

East Kildare CAMHS (Sallins, Naas, Kilcullen)

West Kildare CAMHS (Clane, Carberry, Broadford, Kilcock)

South Kildare CAMHS (Newbridge, Monasterevin, Rathangan, Kildare Town)

South Kildare / West Wicklow CAMHS (Athy, Baltinglass, Rathdangan, Hollywood)

Our Targeted Specialist Teams / Pathways

SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY

ADMiRE – ADHD Pathway

Community Eating Disorder Service

Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

CAMHS-ID (Dublin)

CAMHS-ID (Kildare)

DBT

Linn Dara Approved Centre

Linn Dara Approved Centre provides specialist inpatient services for severe and complex mental illness in children and young people. There is 14 acute/emergency inpatient beds, 8 specialist Tier 4 eating disorder beds and a 2 bedded High Dependency Unit.

Future Expansion of services for Nursing Staff working in Linn Dara CAMHS includes opportunities in the following areas;

20 bedded unit in the National Children’s Hospital (Acute-Emergency, Specialist Eating Disorder Beds and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry)

Further information about Linn Dara CAMHS is available online by clicking this link;

LINN DARA CAMHS

The Salary scale for the rANP (2268) (Mental Health) post is: (as at 01/06/24)

€ 70,185 €72,317 €74,437 €79,298 €80,263 €82,498 €84,692 (Pro-rata part-time)

The Salary scale for the cANP (2274)(Mental Health) post is: (as at 01/06/24)

€67,972 €69,317 €72,717 €74,054 €75,399 €76,762 (Pro-rata part-time)

Informal Enquiries

Name: Isobel Donnelly

Title: Director of Nursing – Mental Health

Email: Isobel.donnelly@hse.ie

Phone No: 086 815 1098